Hitler spoke in a quiet, soft voice.

I admit, I was fascinated by Adolf Hitler. He was a pleasant boss and a fatherly friend.

Now that I've let go of my story, I can let go of my life.

Life as it should be: all friends, all art, all music, all love, all the time.

'Write what you know' works, but it's limiting. Write what fascinates you. Write what you can't stop thinking about.

Awareness of your surroundings occurs only when sensory inputs violate expectations. When the world is successfully predicted away, awareness is not needed because the brain is doing its job well.

And what my constitutional values are are wholly irrelevant to the job, and so neither you nor anyone else will know what they are.

The idea that we could have a child who escapes from the confines of the adult world and goes somewhere where he has power, both literally and metaphorically, really appealed to me.

We find our energies are actually cramped when we are overanxious to succeed.

The thing about San Francisco is that it has this kind of magical quality.

Faith is a never-ending pool of clarity, reaching far beyond the margins of consciousness. We all know more than we know we know.

It's wild how chefs have become like rock stars.

Poetry contains nothing haphazard.